Cellist Hyung Suk Bae steps up to the position having served in the orchestra as acting principal cello since 2020 and associate principal cello since 2018
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) has officially announced the appointment of Hyung Suk Bae as principal cello. Bae originally joined the orchestra as associate principal cello in 2018, and has served as acting principal cello since 2020.
Bae studied at the Juilliard School on a full scholarship with Joel Krosnick, former cellist of Juilliard Quartet. He also studied with Georg Pedersen at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
As a soloist, chamber musician, educator, orchestral musician and artist, Bae’s performances have taken him all over US, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Harris Theater in Chicago and Sydney Opera House.
His recent highlight includes performing with Pinchas Zukerman, Charmian Gadd, Australian Piano Quartet and Australia/New Zealand tour with pianist Maxwell Foster.
Bae has performed as a guest associate principal cellist at Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and many other major orchestras, working under conductors including Alan Gilbert, Itzhak Perlman, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Fabio Luisi, John Adams, James DePreist and Vladimir Jurowski.
As an educator, Bae hold faculty positions at both the University of Queensland and Queensland Conservatorium.
Bae performs on a Vettori cello from 2023 and Honore Derazey cello, c.1833
’It has been a pleasure to watch him grow into one of the leading cellists of his generation,’ the QSO said on social media. ’We are very lucky to have him.’
Read: Sydney Symphony Orchestra appoints new associate principal cello
The number one source for playing and teaching books, guides, CDs, calendars and back issues of the magazine.
In The Best of Technique you’ll discover the top playing tips of the world’s leading string players and teachers. It’s packed full of exercises for students, plus examples from the standard repertoire to show you how to integrate the technique into your playing.
The Strad’s Masterclass series brings together the finest string players with some of the greatest string works ever written. Always one of our most popular sections, Masterclass has been an invaluable aid to aspiring soloists, chamber musicians and string teachers since the 1990s.
American collector David L. Fulton amassed one of the 20th century’s finest collections of stringed instruments. This year’s calendar pays tribute to some of these priceless treasures, including Yehudi Menuhin’s celebrated ‘Lord Wilton’ Guarneri, the Carlo Bergonzi once played by Fritz Kreisler, and four instruments by Antonio Stradivari.
No comments yet